BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 11 months agoSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square202fedilinkarrow-up1543arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1534arrow-down1external-linkSwearing is becoming more widely acceptable, linguistics experts claimwww.theguardian.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Interesting Shares@lemmy.zipEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square202fedilinkfile-text
Swearwords increasingly used for emphasis and to build social bonds, rather than to insult, say academics
minus-squareLemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down5·edit-211 months agoCunt is always going to rile women and some men more. It’s a completely different context here. Most women really really don’t like it. A fuck or shit as long as it’s not in a children’s park or anything in most places isn’t going to be that big a deal.
Cunt is always going to rile women and some men more. It’s a completely different context here. Most women really really don’t like it.
A fuck or shit as long as it’s not in a children’s park or anything in most places isn’t going to be that big a deal.